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C. BALL.

ACLIP.

(No Model.)

No. 522,774. Patented July 10, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OHAELEs BALL, OE PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,774, dated July10,1894.

Applicationiiled March 21, 1894. Serial No. 504,509. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.: Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES BALL, Of Providence, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Clips; and I do hereby declare that 'thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

`This invention has reference to improvements in devices for graspingthin objects, such as sheets of paper.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and useful clip to whicha tablet may be removably secured and firmly held.

The invention consistsin the peculiar construction of the `front portionOf the clip whereby a tablet may be removably secured thereto.

The invention also consists in such other peculiar features ofconstruction and combination Of parts` as may hereinafter be more vfully described and pointed out in the claims.

represents a front view of the clip with the i tablet securing-device inthe open position.

plates 7-7 of the base-plate.

Fig. 4 represents a rear view of the front plate with thesecuring-device Opened. Fig. 5 represents a cross-sectional view of thesame, the tablet being in place.

Similar numbers of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

In the drawings 6 indicates the back or base plate of the clip of anyusual form and hav-` ing the upwardly-turned sideplates 77.` To thecenter of this plate is secured the arm 8 of the bent spring 9, the arm10 thereof being furnished with the longitudinal-slot 11. The frontplate 12 has the downwardly-bent side-plates 13-l3 which are pivoted tOthe On its face it is furnished with the raised side-stri ps 111-14 andwith the upwardly-turned lip 15. At its upper end 16 the metal of thisplate is bent back on a plane parallel with but to the rear of the frontplate, and through this portion at the point of juncture with the mainportion of the plate is cut the cross slot 17. From the ends of thisslot the metal of the front plate is concaved to form the two parallelconvex ribs 18-18 On the back Ot the plate 12.

Between the ribs 18 on the back of the plate 12' is the sliding plate 19having the finger 2O which engages the slot 1l in the arm 10 of thespring, the ribs serving as guides for this plate the upper end 21whereof forms the orna mented top of the clip. To this upper end 2l issecured the transverse convex lip 22 the lower edge of which is ou theplane of the raised side-strips 14..

The tablet 23 may be of any usual material, being left blank formemoranda, orit may consist of several thin sheets printed with the daysof the week or month. This tablet is of such size and thickness that itwill lie between the sides 14, its lower end being inserted beneath thelip 15 while its upper end is held in place by sliding the plate 19 withthe top 2l and the lip 22 downward, the lip 22 then eX- tending over theupper end of the tablet.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. Ina clip, the combination with a. front platepivotally supported having raised edges and an upwardlyturned lip at itslower end, of a plate vertically movable between guides at the Irear Ot'said front plate, a transverse downwardly-extending lip on said movableplate, and a tablet secured under said upper and lower lips, asdescribed.

2. The combination with the back-plate 6 having the side-plates 7 7, thespring 9, having the slotted arm 10, secured to the back plate, and thefront plate 12 having the side plates 13-13 pivoted to the plates 7 7,the lip 15, the raised sides 14C-14, the ribs 18 extending from theback, the upper end 16 and the slot 17 cut through the same, of theplate 19 extending through the slot 17 and movable between the ribs 18and provided with the end 21 and transverse-lip 22, and a tablet adaptedto be contained between the sides 14. and to be held by the lips l5 and22, as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES BALL.

Witnesses: p

JOSEPH A. MILLER, .I r., M. F. BLIGH.

